Division: | Division 3 - Small-Cupped |
Color: Perianth (Petals): | Green |
Color: Corona (Cups): | White |
Links: | DaffSeek - Daffodil Database RHS - Daffodil Register |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet |
Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Nocturnal |
Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Spring Other |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Water gardens Vegetable Cut Flower Suitable as Annual Suitable for miniature gardens |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Squirrels Pollution Flood Resistant Salt tolerant |
Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf Corms |
Pollinators: | Water Bats Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable for hanging baskets Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Genetically Modified |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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